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Cold in Gardez


Stories about ponies are stories about people.

Mar
25th
2024

Science Fiction Contest 3!!! (May 14, 2024) · 7:34pm March 25th

Hey folks,

It's contest time! Wooooo!

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Mar
10th
2024

A town for the fearful dead · 3:29pm March 10th

What is that Gardez up to? Still toiling away at his tabletop world. Presented, for those with interest, the town of Cnoc an Fhomhair.

Cnoc an Fhomhair (Town)

Population: Varies – between two and five thousand.
Industry: Trade.
Fae Presence: None.
Imperial Presence: None.
Notable Organizations: Inscrutable.

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Dec
20th
2023

The Dragon Game · 10:58pm Dec 20th, 2023

You know the one.


A sheaf of papers, prefaced with a short letter, all written in a sturdy, simple hand.

Abbot Stillwater,

When we parted ways, you asked me to record my wanderings, my friendships, my hard-won lessons and my failures. As you have already instructed me thoroughly on my failures, I have nothing else to report to that effect. To the other items, I am pleased to offer several instances of success.

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Aug
12th
2023

EFN Book Nook! · 4:35am Aug 12th, 2023

Hey folks! I should've done this days ago, apparently, but the awesome Twilight's Book Nook at Everfree Northwest has copies of Completely Safe Stories!

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Jul
21st
2023

A new project, and an explanation! · 4:43am Jul 21st, 2023

Hey folks,

Alternate title for this blog post: I'm Doing a Thing (and I'm looking for help)

I don't think anyone is surprised that my pony writing has been on a bit of a hiatus for a while, and my presence on this site is mostly to lurk-and-read rather than finish my long-delayed stories. What you might not know, though, is what I've been doing instead of pony writing.

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Sep
13th
2022

Short Story: The Sculpture · 2:11am Sep 13th, 2022

This is not a story about ponies. No ponies here! Go elsewhere for ponies.

But this is a story for a D&D adventure I am writing. And I suppose it's also a story about what it means to have purpose, where we get that purpose form, and what happens when that purpose vanishes. People things, in other words.


The flower turns its face to the sun.

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Jan
16th
2022

Against Literalism · 7:01pm Jan 16th, 2022

“I think I see it,” Rainbow Dash whispered. She squeezed as low to the rocks as she could and crawled forward over the tumbled-down ruins of the jungle temple. “It’s just up ahead, in the nave.”

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Dec
31st
2021

Who loves Sci-Fi (Spoiler: It's this guy) · 7:09pm Dec 31st, 2021

So, in the ten years I've been writing pony fan-fiction, I have had a persistent dilemma: I love sci-fi, but the MLP universe is intrinsically a fantasy setting. Many noble stories have bridged that gap, including some of my personal favorites (Kkat's Fallout, Iceman's Friendship is Optimal, and Arad's Stardust, as a small sampling). But except for a few scraps in my short story collections, I've never tried to write a true Science Fiction story myself.

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Dec
11th
2021

Some original fantasy writing · 4:59am Dec 11th, 2021

Normally when I write original fiction, it is strictly fiction – that is to say, not 'genre' fiction (i.e. science fiction, fantasy, etc). But I do love me some fantasy, so when the opportunity came to produce an original piece accompanying a favorite old game world of mine, I could barely pass up the chance. So if fantasy is your jam, you may enjoy this.

More pony stories to follow, I promise.


Meditation on Fire

Part 1: The Mage

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Nov
23rd
2021

Romance Novels · 1:47am Nov 23rd, 2021

“What if,” Spike said, “Ginger Gypsy hadn’t been afraid to confess her love? Would you still hate her so much?”

I frowned. “Hate is a strong word. I never said I hated her.”

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